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LOT 1668
Bronze Age Currency Axehead
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (640 grams, 13 cm).
With hexagonal-section shank and long chamfered blade, squared cutting edge; casting seams to long edges; solid shank in place of socket.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Heavy Bronze Age Ceremonial Penannular Arm-Ring
Central Europe, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Composed of a round-section penannular body tapering towards the finials. 85 grams, 10.3 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1992. Ex Swiss collection. -
Bronze Age Scythe
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Single-edged sickle with raised rim. 140 grams, 22.5 cm
Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Bronze Age Ring with Scrolled Terminals
Early 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a flat-section penannular hoop with scrolled finials. 1.57 grams, 19.40 mm overall, 17.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Such rings, made of a twisted bar with smooth or spiral-shaped ends, are quite rare and are typically found in men’s graves. They may have been a sign of chieftainship. However, the small dimensions of the ring may suggest that the ring once belonged to an aristocratic child.
